Essex Financial Services Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 23.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 116,278 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,067 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $6,967,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VEA. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 222,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,336,000 after purchasing an additional 13,158 shares during the period. Warner Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Warner Financial Inc. now owns 292,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,530,000 after purchasing an additional 15,376 shares during the period. Noble Family Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Noble Family Wealth LLC now owns 639,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,316,000 after purchasing an additional 52,052 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,345,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,544,000 after purchasing an additional 133,977 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 53.7% during the 3rd quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 43,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,629,000 after buying an additional 15,329 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of VEA opened at $68.58 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $64.87 and a 200 day moving average of $61.72. The company has a market cap of $212.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $45.14 and a 52-week high of $69.40.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

The Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US. VEA was launched on Jul 20, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.